Personal assistants jobs are in demand because of the explosion of super-wealthy families in the US. Of the 1,200 billionaires, for example, almost half of them live in the United States -- all of which employ small armies of social secretaries, personal assistants and estate managers to manage their personal and professional lives.

1. Why executive assistants are changing
careers and becoming PAs
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2. Working in a corporate environment can be very stressful, so many
executive assistants are opting for private offices instead.
Making the leap from EA to Personal Assistant is actually quite easy.
Many headhunters and recruiters specialize in making placements for
high net worth families.
The Celebrity Personal Assistant Network, for example, is the world’s
only employment agency that specializes exclusively in placements
for such positions.

3. For candidates interested in working for celebrities and billionaires, it
should be known that there are big differences.
For example, executive assistants work exclusively in corporate
environments (inside companies with very structured guidelines
designed by human resource professionals).
When EA’s become personal assistants, the duties are usually hybrid
positions, so they wear a number of hats that range from all things A
to Z – which always includes PA duties (i.e. personal errands) for
their high-profile boss. In short, some executive assistants are not
willing to partake.

4. The pay and benefits for personal assistant jobs can be fabulous.
Many PAs who worked for celebrities have gone on to produce
movies and start their own consulting firms. The rewards are
certainly there for those who are willing to make the sacrifice.
Another consideration for executive assistants is the hours that must
be worked when working as a PA to billionaires and other successful
entrepreneurs. It’s not 9 to 5 position; It’s common for personal
assistants to work 10-hour days, six days a week.
For the sacrifice, candidates can easily pull in six-figure salaries. For
those with at least 10 years of experience and a college degree,
$150,000 a year (or more) is not uncommon.